League Play-Off

香港沙田区罗刹代表队
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. 曹斐震 started the match with the kick off. After a rather tough play, 香港沙田区罗刹代表队's 罗渊奕 got a free kick in the 8th minute. 梅洲思 fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without 秦翔海 having to interfere. After having played for 14 minutes, 洪松常 managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. 新疆哈密金牛队's supporters crossed their fingers, but 洪松常 was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 梅洲思 succeeded in the game's 16th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-1. 洪松常 received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 20th minute. 秦翔海 tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 洪松常 might have been able to make a better finish in the 22nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over 秦翔海. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. 洪松常 ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by 曹斐震 in the 23rd minute of play forced 新疆哈密金牛队's goalkeeper 于凡国 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 于凡国 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 曹斐震, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 31st minute 梅洲思 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but 秦翔海 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 于凡国 showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 曹斐震, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. 40 minutes into the game, 姜斌坚 was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. 新疆哈密金牛队's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave 香港沙田区罗刹代表队 the free kick. A collision led to 新疆哈密金牛队 getting a freekick after 40 minutes play. 姜斌坚 hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in 香港沙田区罗刹代表队's zone, 姜斌坚 stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. 秦翔海 came out of the goal and 姜斌坚 tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 46th minute of the game. One of 香港沙田区罗刹代表队:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of 新疆哈密金牛队:s goal.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and 梅洲思 made a kick off. In the 53rd minute 梅洲思 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but 秦翔海 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 秦翔海 made an important save on a dangerous shot by 洪松常 in the 56th minute. 香港沙田区罗刹代表队's goalkeeper couldn't reach when 梅洲思 58 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 0-2. If 郝宁真 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 苏钢迅 received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. 于凡国 tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If 郝宁真 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a couple of smart ball manuevers 郝宁真 in the 68th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg 于凡国 saved 新疆哈密金牛队 from getting behind. When 董朋镇 fell near the penalty area in the 70th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored 香港沙田区罗刹代表队's protests and gave 董朋镇 a yellow card for diving instead. In the 73rd minute 俞雄峰 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but 于凡国 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by 郝宁真 in the 74th minute of play forced 新疆哈密金牛队's goalkeeper 于凡国 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of 香港沙田区罗刹代表队 booed when 新疆哈密金牛队 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 74 match minutes in a wonderful position. 白永卫 didn't get a good kick on the ball. 郝宁真 fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without 于凡国 having to interfere. 于凡国 didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from 郝宁真 went, in the 79th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. In the 84th minute, 董朋镇 got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. The audience was convinced that 郝宁真's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but 于凡国 was relentless in the 86th minute of the game. 董朋镇 might have been able to make a better finish in the 87th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over 于凡国. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. 董朋镇 ran back to his position shaking his head. If 苏钢迅 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 97th minute the ball was on its way in behind 新疆哈密金牛队's goalkeeper 于凡国, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The 香港沙田区罗刹代表队 manager could be seen shouting at his players as they walked down the tunnel after the match. He was clearly angry that they had squandered their superior possession, allowing 新疆哈密金牛队 to win.